“Their rules, their taxpayer-funded pocketbook, their system, their judgment as to whether the accusations warrant further investigation. The two cases are dissimilar but in many ways are much the same. The authorities make up their minds and impose harsh economic and legal conditions that basically punish the individual even before trial. In my humble estimation, none of this is by accident. The powers-that-be are desperate. The West’s judicial system is to be seen as defunct. It’s simply another form of intimidation.”
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